THIS ISSUE
Thorner v Major and others [2009] UKHL 18, [2009] All ER (D) 257 (Mar)
Snippets from The Reduced Law Dictionary by Roderick Ramage
Lansat Shipping Co v Glencore Grain BV [2009] EWHC 551 (Comm), [2009] All ER (D) 247 (Mar)
Jenny Pattison on letters of intent in the construction industry
Employment
Deborah Edwards reports on limitation and constructive knowledge in industrial disease claims
Paul Harris & Alasdair Mackenzie discuss fresh claims & foreign cases
Profession
Civil Funding
News In Brief
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gibson Dunn—London partner promotions
Firm grows international bench with expanded UK partner class
Shakespeare Martineau—six appointments
Firm makes major statement in the capital with strategic growth at The Shard
Myers & Co—Jess Latham
Residential conveyancing team expands with solicitor hire
NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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